Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; providing for postretirement employment without earnings limitations subject to certain circumstances. Effective date.

This bill modifies Oklahoma's Teachers' Retirement System rules to allow certain retired classroom teachers to return to public school employment without earnings restrictions. Specifically, it permits retired teachers who retired as active classroom teachers by July 1, 2017 or July 1, 2021, have received benefits for at least one year, and have not worked for public schools during that year to return to classroom teaching in common or career tech districts. For three years after retirement, these teachers can earn full salary without deductions from their retirement benefits. The change applies only to those meeting the strict eligibility criteria and does not affect other retired teachers or non-classroom roles.